Old people and immigrants are responsible for the housing shortage that has
led the Government to relax planning rules, Nick Boles has said.

Facing a revolt by backbench Tory MPs, the planning minister said that the
rise of four-generation families has led to an “intense” housing shortage,
adding that an ageing population was putting more pressure on housing supply
than immigration.

Mr Boles was speaking at a Westminister Hall debate in Parliament where he
faced anger from a number of Conservative MPs who warned that building on
greenbelt land was losing the party votes and had led to “planning anarchy”